MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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